Genesis 25:32

New American Bible - revised edition

“Look,” said Esau, “I am on the point of dying. What good is the right as firstborn to me?”

Cross References

Genesis 25:31

But Jacob replied, “First sell me your right as firstborn.”

Genesis 25:33

But Jacob said, “Swear to me first!” So he sold Jacob his right as firstborn under oath.

Genesis 27:36

Esau exclaimed, “He is well named Jacob, is he not! He has supplanted me twice! First he took away my right as firstborn, and now he has taken away my blessing.” Then he said, “Have you not saved a blessing for me?”

Job 21:15

What is the Almighty that we should serve him? And what do we gain by praying to him?”

Job 22:17

They said to God, “Let us alone!” and, “What can the Almighty do to us?”

Job 34:9

When he says, “There is no profit in pleasing God.”

Exodus 22:9

When someone gives an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any other animal to another for safekeeping, if it dies, or is maimed or snatched away, without anyone witnessing the fact,

Malachi 3:14

You have said, “It is useless to serve God; what do we gain by observing God’s requirements, And by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts?